Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

Nowhere is it more apparent "what's wrong with our education system" than in the statement you reported last month made by Georgia's state schools superintendent, Linda C. Schrenko ("Georgia Chief Takes Aim at NAEYC Materials," Feb. 14, 1996). Her view that academics should be the major goal of pre-kindergarten programs illustrates the misconceptions many people have regarding educational growth and development.

Jean Piaget's pedagogics that children will learn when they are ready is basically undisputed. Maria Montessori, over 100 years ago, stated that structure, hands-on learning, and getting-along play major...